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David Beckham 'humbled and proud' as England football legend is knighted in King’s Birthday Honours

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David Beckham 'humbled and proud' as England football legend is knighted in King’s Birthday Honours

David Beckham appeared to be on the receiving end of a foul tirade from Liam Gallagher on Monday, June 9, as the Oasis singer said he did not get "the fuss" over being awarded a knighthood. The timing of Gallagher's outburst coincided with it being leaked over the weekend that that Beckham could finally be made a "Sir" as part of King Charles' birthday honours list.

The 50-year-old was appointed an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2003 and was reportedly first nominated for a knighthood in 2011. However  Gallagher didn't seem impressed with Beckham's reported exciting and long-awaited foray into high society, as he shared criticism of the move on his Twitter/X page. The Wonderwall singer typed: "Don’t know what all the fuss is about receiving a knighthood and being called SIR, all my teachers in school were called SIR and they were all massive .

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